Team Leader Automation

About the Role

DP World Jeddah is seeking an experienced Team Leader - Automation to join its Engineering team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is critical for ensuring the operational availability and reliability of automation and control systems within the port's equipment and yard.

Role Purpose

The Team Leader - Automation is responsible for overseeing and conducting preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance for all automation and associated electrical and mechanical equipment and systems. This includes critical assets such as Quay Cranes (QCs) and Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes. The primary objective is to complete maintenance tasks efficiently and cost-effectively, while upholding stringent quality and safety standards, and performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) with subsequent corrective actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily automation and electrical maintenance activities, ensuring work is completed safely, accurately, efficiently, and within required timelines.
• Perform and support electrical and automation maintenance, troubleshooting, fault diagnosis, inspection, monitoring, and repair of automation systems and related equipment.
• Monitor operational availability and reliability of automation and control systems across engineering equipment, identifying faults and coordinating timely corrective actions.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and automation system faults, performing initial diagnosis and corrective actions, and escalating complex or recurring issues as needed.
• Ensure preventive maintenance activities for automation, control, and electrical systems are completed according to approved schedules, procedures, and system requirements.
• Perform and verify periodic inspections, functional checks, calibration, and adjustment of sensors, automation components, control systems, and associated equipment.
• Coordinate with the Optimization Team and relevant functions to ensure effective completion of required maintenance activities.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of maintenance activities, including work performed, equipment status, faults identified, and corrective actions taken.
• Prepare and submit routine inspection, monitoring, maintenance, and daily activity reports.
• Guide and support team members in carrying out assigned maintenance activities, ensuring adherence to technical requirements and maintenance procedures.
• Maintain regular communication regarding equipment status, breakdowns, maintenance priorities, and operational issues.
• Ensure proper housekeeping, organization, and safe use of workshop facilities, tools, and equipment.
• Promote and maintain safety and discipline within the work area, ensuring compliance with HSE policies, Fatal Risk Standards, and Safe Work Practices.
• Report accidents, incidents, unsafe conditions, and safety concerns, and support required follow-up and corrective actions.

Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated experience in automated container terminal equipment and automation maintenance.

Application

Candidates with experience in automated container terminal equipment and automation maintenance who are prepared to contribute to safe and reliable equipment operations are encouraged to apply.